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Council Adopts Budget, Okays Smoking THURSDAY THE TECUMSEH $1.00 MAY 4, 2017 Tecumseh, Michigan Join us! VOL. 164, ISSUE 30 HERALD LENAWEE COUNTY’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER • SINCE 1850 tecumsehherald.com INSIDE: BD schools announce valedictorian, salutatorian • See page 5A Hash oil fire destroys Raisin Township home RAISIN TOWNSHIP — A fire Shortly after, Raisin Township at Lee Villa Mobile Home Fire Department units arrived Community last weekend left and asked for assistance from one man in the hospital at the neighboring fire departments. University of Michigan with The structure was unoccupied second- and third-degree burns. at the time of police and fire According to a press release unit arrival, and residences on from the Raisin Charter both sides of Lot 10 were evac- Township Police Department, uated. Don’t miss the Herald’s on Friday, April 28 the police While the township fire Irish Hills Area Lake Guide department and the township department put out the fire with inside today’s issue! fire department were dis- the assistance of the fire patched to 2985 Gady Rd., Lot departments from Tecumseh, 10 in response to 911 calls Adrian, Adrian Township, In the news reporting a possible explosion Palmyra, Madison and and then a report of a structure Ridgeway, Clinton Fire Tecumseh Pops & fire. Department was dispatched to Chorus concert May 7 When police arrived on the a residence in Clinton for a scene, the north end of the res- PHOTO BY JACKIE KOCH The Tecumseh Pops idence at Lot 10 was on fire. SEE FIRE PAGE 4A Jacob Perkins suffered severe burns when fire ravaged his residence on Friday, April 28. Orchestra & Community Chorus will start the season with a spring concert, “Broadway Matinee,” on Sunday, May 7 at 4 p.m. at Annual Art Walk features Council adopts the Tecumseh Center for the Arts (TCA), 400 N. Maumee St. After the concert, a recep- work of over 40 artists tion will be held for the Pops’ budget, okays new conductor, Greg Smith, and Hannah Sparrow, the By JACKIE KOCH Community Chorus conduc- [email protected] tor. Tickets for the perform- smoking ban ance can be purchased at the Downtown Tecumseh will TCA box office, by calling hold its 10th annual Art Walk 423.6617, or online at on Friday, May 5 from 6-9 By JIM LINCOLN parks and recreation, $457,934; www.theTCA.org. p.m., hosted by downtown [email protected] public works, $219,608; and Tecumseh merchants, cemetery, $167,596. League of Women Community Arts of Tecumseh Tecumseh City Council General Fund revenues, for Voters to meet at TDL (CAT) and the Tecumseh adopted the 2017-18 fiscal year general operation purposes, Economic Development budget at Monday’s meeting in are: property taxes, The Tecumseh Unit of the Department. Merchants will a unanimous vote that leaves $3,599,571; State of Michigan, League of Women Voters will offer extended hours and part- the millage rate unchanged at $872,814; other, $662,058; meet on Tuesday, May 9 on ner with local artists to show- 14.39 mills and provides parks and recreation, $174,400, the lower level of the case artwork in downtown PHOTO BY JACKIE KOCH $5,395,243 in revenues, an cemetery, $79,900; public Tecumseh District Library, businesses. Nineteen locations Clinton painter Ellen Leigh will be one of the featured artists at increase from last year’s budg- works, $3,500; and transfers in, 215 N. Ottawa St., from 6:15 will have art displayed and the Tecumseh’s 10th Annual Art Walk, as part of “A Woman’s et of $154,371. $3,000. to 7:30 p.m. This information- evening will include artist Perspective” art exhibition at Evans Street Station. A public hearing was held In other news: al meeting is open to all inter- demonstrations, live music and prior to the vote with no com- • Council adopted a resolu- ested. Email refreshments. More than 40 ments, as well. is sponsored by the Lenawee ments presented. tion setting a smoke free policy [email protected] for artists in all will be on hand to Evans Street Station, 110 S. Artists Lounge Facebook The budget includes: a at Cal Zorn Park effective July more information. greet visitors and talk about Evans St., will feature “A group and Evans Street slight increase of taxes as a 1, 2017, with implementation their work, which will include Woman’s Perspective,” an art Station. result of a state allowance of .9 of the policy for all city parks THS Class of 1967 pottery, photography, jewelry, exhibition by 11 local women Leigh, a Clinton resident, percent for taxable values effective January 1, 2018. seeks classmates paintings and more. Some art artists including Dori Durbin, moved to the area from under Proposal A; an average Resident Colleen O’Hara, of pieces will be available for Bernie Langton, Brandy Northville in late 2015 and compensation increase of two 205 W. Pottawatamie St., The Tecumseh High School purchase. Gerber, Ellen Leigh, Taina said she has found a network percent for city employees; and spoke to council and ques- Class of 1967 is requesting Tecumseh’s historic Bundshuh, Desiree Joy of artists here. She will have a significant increase in contri- tioned the validity of a recent help in locating classmates Carnegie Library at 304 W. Bradish, Rose Lewandowski, three of her art pieces dis- butions to the employees survey that demonstrated wide before a scheduled class Chicago Blvd. was converted Kerry Borowski Sprague, Pat played in “A Woman’s retirement system to address support for the smoking ban, reunion in August. Among into art studios in 2014 to Bogusz, Annemarie Perspective.” “There seem to unfunded liabilities. and suggested there could be students sought are: Rosalee become Carnegie Studios. Kallenbach and Margaret Bert. be quite a few local artists and A breakdown of general designated areas for people to Fairbanks Peters Evans, Several artists from the stu- Artists will be available to dis- I’ve met quite a few people fund expenditures by depart- smoke. Rayanne White, Karen dios will host an open house cuss their work and the restau- through the Lenawee Artists ment is: police, $1,587,546; Councilman Gary Fox dis- Wetzel, Anna Barber, Sherri at the same time as the Art rant will provide hors d’oeu- general, $1,452,943; emer- Peterson Roman, Barbara Walk and will offer refresh- vres for guests. The exhibition SEE ART WALK PAGE 5A gency services, $582,467; SEE COUNCIL PAGE 4A Clark Riley, William Goddard, Brenda Kelly, Jon Craig Mullins, Georgianna Rufner Perez and Brenda Marine Tecumseh citywide garage Clark. Email information to Deb Taylor at dtaylor3@fron- tiernet.net. sales set for May 11-13 Inside By JACKIE KOCH Saturday, with each seller Tecumseh resident Theresa Classified 1B [email protected] choosing their own closing time. Powers said she likes both hav- Crossword 3B Maps will be provided for ing sales and shopping the sales. Legals 2-4B For the eleventh straight year, garage sale shoppers and will be “Both are fun,” she said. “I tend Living 3A the City of Tecumseh and available at Tecumseh Big Boy, to clean out closets in the weeks Look Back 8A Tecumseh Township will hold any Perky Pantry, Tecumseh before but always seem to have Obituaries 2A citywide garage sales over three Chamber of Commerce and a box in the garage to collect Sports 6-7A days in May, giving sellers and Tecumseh City Hall by future yard sale stuff.” Powers What’s Happening 9A buyers, or “pickers,” an oppor- Wednesday, May 10. The list said in the past she and her hus- tunity to celebrate spring by will also be available on the band have combined their sale Jerry’s Market transferring the ownership of City's web page at mytecum- items with those of friends, Insert inside various possessions. seh.org. Shoppers are advised which makes the sale more of an PHOTO BY JACKIE KOCH today’s The sales will begin on that not all sales run all three event and more enjoyable. Tecumseh Thursday, May 11 at 9 a.m. and days and new sales will start Steve Wilkerson, of 512 W. Logan St., has a collection of Herald! will continue on Friday and daily. SEE SALES PAGE 4B items ready for next week’s citywide garage sales. PAGE 2A — THE TECUMSEH HERALD MAY 4, 2017 Inner TECUMSEH & AREA OBITUARIES IONA D. OSTERHOUT retired from Herrick Memorial Wendy Kay (Bernie) Woller of Iona D. Osterhout, age 91, Hospital where she worked in Westerville, Ohio; eight grand- Space formerly of Sand Lake, passed the Medical Records Dept. children, 20 great-grandchil- away April 26, 2017 in Iona had been a Cub Scout dren, and one great-great-grand- By Jackie Koch Westerville, Ohio. Iona was den mother, Brownie and Girl child. born February 19, 1926 in Scout leader and school volun- According to Iona’s wishes, Butler, Ind., to Clesson and teer. She had attended the Heart cremation has taken place. If the grass is greener on the rooms, blackberries, black rasp- Hazel (Sawyer) Davenport. On of the Lakes United Brethren Graveside services will be at other side, does that make it berries, wild asparagus, black August 17, 1945 she married Church for several years. 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 11, better? walnuts and hickory nuts, Wendell Osterhout in Tipton, Iona is survived by her chil- 2017, at Lenawee Hills My yard is lush with green- which grow naturally and are Mich. dren Terry (Carlotta) Osterhout Memorial Gardens, Tecumseh. ery, including different types of eaten by humans and animals Iona was a graduate of of Mesa, Ariz., Steven (Lisa) Arrangements by J.
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